Here are some recent examples of our researchers in the news.

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Additional Media on Concentration Matters report

Arnason, R. (2020, February 20). Farmland speculation concerns producers. The Western Producer. https://www.producer.com/news/farmland-speculation-concerns-producers/

Baldwin, C. (2020, November 27). Farmland for the few. The Star. https://www.thestar.com/ news/canada/2020/11/27/farmland-for-the-few.html

Briere, K. (2017, April 13). Who owns what in Sask.? The Western Producer. https://www.producer.com/farmliving/who-owns-what-in-sask/

Dawson, A. (2020, December 3). Fewer, bigger farms bad for farmers, Canada: Policy paper. Manitoba Co-Operator. https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/news-opinion/news/fewer-bigger- farms-bad-for-farmers-canada-policy-paper/

Kienlen, A. (2020, December 3). The big will just keep getting bigger, says new farmland study. Alberta Farmer Express. https://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/news/the-big-will-just-keep-getting -bigger-says-new-farmland-study/

Montgomery, M. (2020, November, 23). Quiet but worrisome change in Canadian agriculture. Radio Canada International. https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2020/11/23/quiet-but-worrisome-change -in-canadian-agriculture/

Robinson, A. (2017, March 16). Report looks into the effect of former farmland ownership rules. Regina Leader-Post. http://leaderpost.com/business/agriculture/report-looks-into-the-affect-of- former-farmland-ownership-rules

Wilson, J. (2020, November 24). Report shows 70% drop in young and new farmers across Prairies. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/7481249/new-report-shows-70-per- cent-drop-in-young-and-new-farmers-across-prairies/


Additional media on Finance in the Fields report

Red Deer Advocate. (2022, June 15). Rural crisis brewing because of skyrocketing farm prices: researcher. https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/news/rural-crisis-brewing-because-of-skyrocketing-farm-prices-researcher/

Black, Matthew. (2022, June 19). Report warns of rising costs, narrowing ownership of Alberta farmland. Edmonton Journal. https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/report-warns-of-rising-costs-narrowing-ownership-of-alberta-farmland


Interviews with Dr. Annette Desmarais

Bahuaud, D. (2018, January 31). La mainmise étrangère inquiète. La Liberté. https://www.pressreader.com/canada/la-liberte/20180131/281547996326636

Jourdan, T. (2017, June 9). « On ne sait pas qui détient les terres agricoles au Manitoba ». Radio Canada. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/manitoba/plaine-de-vie/a-la-une/document/nouvelles/article/1038876/terres-agricoles-manitoba-agriculture-economie

Milton, T. (2020, December 8). Farmland ownership: more farms in fewer hands. Better Farming. https://www.betterfarming.com/featured-articles/better-farming-prairies/farmland-ownership-more-farms-in-fewer-hands

Patterson, J. (2020, November 26). Bought the Farm. Maisonneuve: A Quarterly of Arts, Opinion and Ideas. https://maisonneuve.org/article/2020/09/17/bought-farm/


Interviews with Dr. André Magnan

Country Guide (2021, December 22). What if big farms aren’t better? [Interview]. Country Guide. https://www.country-guide.ca/guide-business/what-if-bigger-farms-arent-better/

Ouellet, É. R. (2020, November 20). Les petits producteurs dans les Prairies menacés de perdre leurs terres. ICI Saskatchewan, Radio Canada. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/ 1750994/saskatchewan-alberta-manitoba-fermes-terres-agricoles-perte-etude

Radio-Canada (2020, December 7). Concentration Matters report [Interview]. Le Café Show, Radio-Canada Alberta. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/le-cafe-show/ episodes/498842/rattrapage-du-lundi-7-decembre-2020/8


Interviews with Darrin Qualman

Global News (2020, November 24). New report warns of concerning trend in farming. Global News Morning Saskatoon. https://globalnews.ca/video/7480953/new-report-warns-of- concerning-trend-in-farming

Sask Today (2020, November 19). Bigger, concentrated farms will drive half of Canadian farm families off the land: report. Sask Today. https://www.yorktonthisweek.com/agriculture/bigger -concentrated-farms-will-drive-half-of-canadian-farm-families-off-the-land-report-1.24241920

Vossler, G-L. (2020, November 25). New report on farmland inequality on the prairies. Swift Current Online. https://www.swiftcurrentonline.com/ag-news/new-report-on-farmland- inequality-on-the-prairies


Interviews with Katherine Aske

Ganam, S. (2022, June 15) Finance in the Fields: Investors, Lenders, Farmers and the Future of Farmland in Alberta. CHED Mid-Morning with Shaye Ganam. 630 CHED/770CHQR. https://omny.fm/shows/ched-mid-morning/finance-in-the-fields-investors-lenders-farmers-an

McCuaig, A. (2022, June 23). Money managers out-compete farmers for land purchases. The Western Producer. https://www.producer.com/news/money-managers-out-compete-farmers-for-land-purchases/

National Farmers Union [Canada] (2022, June 12). Episode 3, Part 1: Land Access and the Financialization of Farmland. Who Will Feed Us [Audio Podcast]. https://whowillfeedus.ca/episodes/episode-3-land-access-part-one/

Darrin Qualman being interviewed for Global News in November, 2020.